La Delfina, Pan De Azucar, La Cortadera, La Calera, Etc.

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Marble, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106614
MRDS ID AR11133
Record type Site
Current site name La Delfina, Pan De Azucar, La Cortadera, La Calera, Etc.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.69945, -34.50247 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 42 KM WEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES FOR "PAN DE AZUCAR".

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.69945, -34.50247

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Thickness 5.5M
    Length 2000M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years LATE 1970'S

Mining district

District name 12 (25 De Mayo- San Rafael)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rio Minsa Samic

Comments on the production information

  • ORE (1)= GROUND MATERIAL, ORE (2)= TRAVERTINE AND ONXY BLOCKS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CUT INTO BLOCKS 1.5 BY 0.8 BY 0.5 M OR GROUND UP AT PLANT IN 25 DE MAYO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 238.

  • Deposit

    DESSANTI, R. N., 1956, DESCRIPTION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 27C CERRO DIAMANTE; DNM 85, P. 69-70.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 238.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INDIVIDUAL LENSES 0.4-1.0 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.